Show f r L HERALD NEWS j J AERO RACE WO JON J Ji BY AMERICAN I Lieutenant Lahm New to the Business but Is Too Speedy for Foreigners 0 Parl Paris Oct 2 All U All the uncertainty re regarding regarding r- r re- re garding the result of ot the balloon race for forthe the tho James Gordon Cordon Bennett cup started from here on Sunday Sunda afternoon a was ended at noon today when hen a dh dispatch patch was r received b by the Aero club dull announcing that the Hon lion C. C C. C Rolls Rols and ami hl hi his com corn panion Clonel Colonel Capper In the balloon baloon Britannia landed at Upland Upland Up Up- land nt at 6 63 last night nigh thus establishing that Lieutenant Frank P. P Lahm Sixth Cavalry United States army the American competitor In the tho race who de descended nf near r Whitby yesterday In th the balloon baloon United States Is the winner Signor Von Wilier Wier l' l Italy I Is second l Count SIgor Do La Ia Vaulx France third and andl l Hon lion C. C S. S Rolls Rols Great Britain fourth Somo Some anxiety was cas ws felt tel on account of Mr Rolls Hots It t being feared that he had lat at- at tempted to cross cress the thc North sea a. a The dolay delay de do- de lay 8 In reporting his descent Is la not yet et explained d. d Took His Fathers Father's Place L Lieutenant Lahra's Lahm's friends are enthusiastic en en- th O over r his hi victory victory- With Uh the exception ex cx- tX- tX of ot Senor Salamanca the tho Spanish aeronaut Lahm was ws the the- youngest com corn Since hl his assignment to the thc cavalry cay cay- airy alry aIr at nt Saumur Lahm has devot devoted d much 2 1 attention tenton to aerostatics and his rapid adVance advance ad nd- vance vanc as a an aerial leral pilot pIot has hn already at attracted at- at considerable attention H He made mader r r a a. dozen ascensions during the summer I I the longest oa voyage e bring being from St. St Cloud i ii i to St. St The l lieutenant took tok the place of his father In the race tho later latter who Is Js the best st known American aeronaut In Paris Pai being called cled home Saturday Major Hersey's s trip as Lieutenant Lahm's n-l n tnt was quite accidental A Frenchman I Levee I veE had been ben selected an 88 Hl his assistant but the Aero Acm club of lance Franco protested and avd nd Major who has hns Just arrived ed arr here from Norway with wih I Walter Wellman leader of or the tho Wellman Velman 1 1 Chicago Herald cord e expedition eagerly seized 0 on the tho chance I Covered Miles Mlles I I I i Ic ll av hm n who Is expected to arrive ar ar- ar- ar rive nyc In Parl Paris n covered ot d 45 miles mies against 0 miles mie covered b by Von Wilier Wier h his nearest comp competitor Th The h beautiful cup presented for tor competition com corn petition b by James Jmes Gordon Bennett becomes becomes be be- b- b comes petton a trophy troph of Qt the Aero club of or America The Te first cash prize of 29 merc 9 goes gots to Lieutenant Lahm and the endurance medal to Mr Rolls Rols an who was wa the longest In the air Santos Dumont says sas he considers consider Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Lahm's trip to be a dangerous exploit ex cx- c- c cV V Iol and that Lahm himself Is destined to tn make his mark In the aeronautic world H adds adb orl lf i f Lahm Lahni made a a superb voya voyage e. e I am delighted at the thc result not on only I on his hi n to account and on that of the country countr Ir he represents but on account of his 1 father who Is the te dean of the Paris air r t I pilots and who was compelled to forgo foro r tho th privilege of oC participation in the contest contest contest con con- test In favor of his son sort sot Continuing Santos-Dumont Santos deprecated the thi criticism of ot tho those e cont who did not venture to cross cros the channel saying that the wind was so treacherous when 1 the balloons reached reach d the sea that an at attempt attempt nt- nt tempt to cross cros over to England entailed r. r great r kl l Seat v Santos Dumont Dumont Sntos-Dumont had been trailing his hi tcp t-epe t whorl the Injury Injun to his arm occurred In the hope that the wind would shift shir when he Int Intended eded to rise risi In the air all He lie s 's his motor was wag a complete success |